On the recordNovember 2, 1954
It would seem to me to be the part of wisdom when you are dealing with humans to meet with them and see what you can get done; just to butt your head up against a stone wall is no good.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEisenhower: “It would seem to me to be the part of wisdom when you are dealing with humans to meet with them and see what you can get…”
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